by Nigel Slater (2012)
"This book is a mouth-watering collection of easily executed desserts suitable both for entertaining and for everyday eating. consider blackberries steeped in a glass of deep red barolo or a dish of steamy rice scented with rosewater, cardamom, and pistachios. Or think of a thin apple crisp straight from the oven, or warm chocolate mousse cake with homemade espresso ice cream. all these are "Real Fast Desserts" that can be prepared in less time than it takes a frozen cheesecake to thaw. Slater's signature style and wit shines through in his adaptations of traditional favorites: bread and butter pudding that uses fruity, buttery panettone and creme brulee with nectarines are just a couple. standing alongside these classics are dozens of brilliantly creative (and easy) desserts."--Publisher description.
Peter Reinhart
"Master baker and innovator Peter Reinhart's answer to the artisan-bread-in-no-time revolution, with time-saving techniques for making extraordinary loaves with speed and ease"--Provided by publisher.
Diana Henry
"An everyday cookbook with 150 recipes that feature simple food enhanced with fresh ingredients"--Provided by publisher.
Nigella Lawson
THE DOMESTIC GODDESS IS BACK --- and this time it's instant. Nigella and her style of cooking have earned a special pace in our lives, symbolizing al that is best, most pleasurable, most hands-on, and least fussy about good food. But that doesn't mean she wants us to spend hours in the kitchen, slaving over a hot stove. Featuring fabulous fast foods, ingenious shortcuts, terrific time-saving ideas, effortless entertaining tips, and simple, scrumptious meals, Nigella Express is her solution to eating well when time is short. Here are mouthwatering meals, quick to prepare and easy to follow, that you can conjure up after a day at the office or on a busy weekend for family or unexpected guests. This is food you can make as you hit the kitchen running, with vital advice on how to keep your pantry stocked, and your freezer and fridge stacked. When time is precious, you can't spend hours shopping, so you need to make life easier by being prepared. Not that these recipes are basic --- though they are always simple --- but it's important to make every ingredient earn its place, minimizing effort by maximizing taste. Here too is great food that can be prepared quickly but cooked slowly in the oven, leaving you time to have a bath, a drink, talk to friends, or help the children with their home-work --- minimum stress for maximum enjoyment. Nigella Express features a new generation of fast food --- never basic, never dull, always doable, quick, and delicious. Featuring recipes seen on Food Network's Nigella Express series. - Inside Dust Jacket Flap
Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin
The Lazy Gourmet is for anyone who dreams of dazzling friends and loved ones with fabulous home-cooked fare, especially cooks short on time, patience, skill or experience. With the help of an army of volunteer testers, authors and food bloggers Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin have created this collection of more than 125 deceptively easy yet surprisingly delicious and sophisticated dishes that are certain to impress.